黄帝内经英汉对照上古天真论第一黄帝内经英汉对照上古天真论第一ShangguTianzhenLunpian:AncientIdeasonHowtopreserveNaturalHealthEnergy昔在黄帝，生而神灵，弱而能言，幼而循齐，长而敦敏，成而登天。Huangdi,orYellowEmperor,wasbornintelligent.Hewaseloquentfromchildhood.Hebehavedrighteouslywhenhewasyoung.Inhisyouth,hewashonest,sincereandwise.Whengrowingup,hebecametheEmperor.乃问于天师曰：“余闻上古之人春秋皆度百岁而动作不衰，今时之人年半百而动作皆衰者，时事异也，人将失之焉？”HeaskedMasterQibo,“Iamtoldthatpeopleinancienttimesallcouldliveforonehundredyearswithoutanysignsofsenility.Butpeoplenowadaysbegintobecomeoldattheageoffifty.Isitduetothechangesofenvironmentortheviolationoftheway(topreservehealth?)”岐伯对曰：“上古之人，其知道者，法于阴阳，和于术数，食饮有节，起居有常，不妄作劳，故能形与神俱，而尽终其天年，度百岁乃去。Qiboanswered,”ThesagesinancienttimeswhoknewtheDao(thetenetsforcultivatinghealth)followed(therulesof)YinandYangandadustedShushu(thewaystocultivatehealth).(Theywere)moderateineatinganddrinking,regularinworkingandresting,avoidinganyoverstrain.Thatiswhy(theycouldmaintainadesirable)harmonybetweentheShen(mindorspirit)andthebody,enjoyinggoodhealthandalonglife.今时之人不然也，以酒为浆，以妄为常，醉以入房，以欲竭其精，以耗散其真，不知持满，不时御神。务快其心，逆于生乐，起居无节，故半百而衰也。Peoplenowadays,onthecontrary,justbehaveoppositely.(They)drinkwineasthinricegruel,regardwrongasright,andseek**ualpleasureafterdrinking.(Asaresult,)theirJingqi(Essence-Qi)isexhaustedandZhenqi(Genuine-Qi)iswasted.(They)seldom(takemeasuresto)keepanexuberance(ofJingqi)anddonotknowhowtoregulatetheShen(mindorspirit),oftengivingthemselvestosensualpleasure.Beingirregularindailylife,(theybeginto)becomeoldevenattheageoffifty.夫上古圣人之教下也，皆谓之虚邪贼风,避之有时，恬惔虚无，真气从之，精神内守，病安从来。Whenthesagesinancienttimestaughtthepeople,theyemphasized(theimportanceof)avoidingXuxie(Deficience-Evil)andZeifeng(Thief-wind)ingoodtimeandkeepthemindfreefromavarice.(Inthisway)Zhenqiinthebodywillbeinharmony,Jingshen(Essence-Spirit)willremaininsideanddiseaseswillhavenowaytooccur.是以志闲而少欲，心安而不惧，形劳而不倦，气从以顺，各从其欲，皆得所愿。故美其食，任其服，乐其俗，高下不相慕，其民故曰朴。(Thereforepeopleinancienttimesalllived)inpeaceandcontentment,withoutanyfear.Theyworked,butneveroverstrainedthemselves,makingitsmoothforQitoflow.(Theyallfelt)satisfiedwiththeirlifeandenjoyedtheirtastyfood,naturalclothesandnaïvecustoms.(They)didnotdesireforhighpositionsandlivedsimplyandnaturally.是以嗜欲不能劳其目，淫邪不能惑其心，愚智贤不肖，不惧于物，故合于道。Thatiswhyimproperaddictionandavaricecouldnotdistracttheireyesandears,obscenityandfallacycouldnottempttheirmind.Neithertheignorantnortheintelligentandneitherthevirtuousnortheunworthyfearedanything.(Suchabehaviorquite)accordedwiththeDao(thetenetsforcultivatinghealth)所以能年皆度百岁而动作不衰者，以其德全不危也。”上古天真论第一2ShangguTianzhenLunpianAncientIdeasonHowtopreserveNaturalHealthEnergy帝曰：人年老而无子者，材力尽邪？将天数然也？Huangdiasked,“Oldpeoplecannotgivebirthtoanychildren.IsitduetotheexhaustionofCaili(Essence–Qi)orthenaturaldevelopmentofthebody?”岐伯曰：女子七岁肾气盛，齿更发长。Qiboanswered,“Forawoman,herShenqi(Kidney-Qi”becomesprosperousandherteethbegintochangeattheageofseven.二七而天癸至，任脉通，太冲脉盛，月事以时...
